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Very good questions as to the former batches... It's mostly coincidental, I think... most of my IPA attempts were much further in the past, before my brewing hiatus - and I was having some general process-based trouble at that time. From memory, they were... #1 - American IPA - sometime 2007 -...

Trying to figure out a hop bill for a standard American IPA... I do want it to scream hop flavor & aroma, but I also want to keep it balanced for a Single IPA, not to cross over into DIPA and 3IPAs. I have a notoriously bad track record at brewing IPAs, I've only brewed two drinkable batches...

East Kent Goldings, I think, get a bad rap and are a superb hop. Certainly my favorite british style hop. Challenger is wicked good too. I am hit or miss on Summit hops, I don't get what everyone sees in them, exactly... I've tasted a couple good beers using Summit, and some pretty bad beers...

Just noticed, are there two different prices for Maris Otter? I see a couple people who have it on their list for a bunch less than mine? Just confused... ?__?

Certainly not the advice you hoped I would give, but - Give it time. At least personally, I find that my beers when they are undercarb'ed are severely lacking in hop pronouncement - and once they hit the correct carbonation level, then the flavor really opens up. But - something else could be...

Aha - The way you worded it, gave me the impression you substituted 2# Victory for 2# Toasted 2-Row per the original recipe. Not just 1#. I will agree that 1# (while at the top end of how much Victory I would use in a given 5 gallon batch) is still within reason. Just probably not 2#.

I'll disagree with that -- 2# of Victory, in my opinion, would be too powerful & cloying. If you are going to use Victory added to your specialty steeping grains to mimic the effect of toasted malt, I would stick to 8 Oz or less of Victory. My take on this - and this is just one man's opinion...

Hi McLovinmylife, welcome to HomeBrewTalk. In the original recipe, those are all the same variety of hops, which are split up and added at three different times within the boil. Hop Alpha Acid percentages change from year to year and from grower to grower, based on the soil, rainfall...

Yeah, exactly - This was while used/decommissioned Pepsi Ball-Lock kegs were still abundantly available. I am pretty sure the deal was $19 each plus shipping cost, I gotta dig in my email to find the invoice... It also means that I'm glad I pulled the trigger on all those extras in 2008 - as now...

I am interested in ball-lock kegs but it might have to be at least a couple months from now, this was pretty much my discretionary spending for the Spring. :-S My last batch of kegs were $22 each shipped from CHI Company (this was a few years ago!) so I'm still suffering from price shock...

Oh well if you're already getting some of it PB, then yeah, I'll take the other half of a bag of white wheat from your 1/2 order - that fixes the logistics issue, as we're quite near by each other. I will get back to you on any other grains I want to add.... hm............... *counts his pennies*

Haha I just thought the same thing. Ashland is a little better 'halfway' point than NE City! :tank: I will think about a half-bag of white wheat with BRHH - Do they come pre-split? Or would I need to split it up before the caravan to Omaha leaves and/or run to Omaha to pick my half of the bag...

Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Please and thank you.

I think his Munich is the 20*L variety but I'm not certain.

Order emailed to ya. Thanks tre9er!

24715 + 5 = 24720 Just kegged 5 gals of Apfelwein with 2# 6oz of Greeley, CO Clover Honey added instead of the dextrose.

Hehe, that's why I try to creatively formulated batches for events that only cost me $20 or $30, and use up some of the stuff that I've had on hand for too long already.... :P

Maybe just a bag of MO. :fro: And I suppose I could split a bag of specialty too, if anyone's in the mood. Maybe Munich? Flexible. Will consider anything in the range of sweeter/darker specialties that can still be used as a base. What can I say, it's an addiction. Need me mah graiiiiins.

My heart says yes, but my lack of free space in my basement says, "Use up some of the 100# of malt you're sitting on first, and we'll talk." :(

If you have any Caramel 10, C-20, C-40L laying around, any of those would be an okay substitute (since it's only 4oz->5.5gal or 8oz->11gal). Caravienne, or some Munich, could also work. None of these will be exactly the same - Honey malt adds a certain sweetness that most malts do not - but...